Dewhurst hits Cruz in TV ad: ‘He’d fit right in’ in D.C. (UPDATE)

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who has run ads hitting opponent Ted Cruz and President Obama in his two previous ads in the runoff for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, is back to hitting Cruz again in his third ad.

This time, Dewhurst accuses Cruz of lying about himself and about Dewhurst, and cites a fine that Cruz paid for not filing his personal financial disclosure on time.

Cruz has run an ad in the runoff saying Dewhurst supported a payroll tax, then denied doing so, pointing to the PolitiFact analysis in support of his position.

The tag line for Dewhurst’s new ad: ‘Lawyer Ted Cruz in corrupt Washington. He’d fit right in.

I’ll post a Cruz response when I get one.

UPDATE: Here’s the response from Cruz spokesman James Bernsen:
“This ad is a typical Dewhurst distraction, trying to cover up his own record by attacking Ted. Remember, this is the same man who falsely accused Ted of supporting amnesty in an ad that PolitiFact said was a “pants on fire” lie – at the very same time that he was ordering state employees to cover up his own record of supporting amnesty.”

Among other points, Bernsen said being “counsel of record” on a case is different from arguing it: “Ted didn’t (argue the case), so that’s a lie.” He also pointed again to the PolitiFact article saying that Dewhurst wrongly said he hadn’t supported a payroll tax.

I’ve asked the Dewhurst camp how it’s figuring that half the money supporting Cruz came from Washington.